Welcome to Bend Oregon and its surrounding areas. A place of extremes. Poverty and wealth; heat and cold; green and brown; forward and backward; wild and domestic. One of the US's best kept secrets ... well, it used to be! "Come get it while it's hot!" Everything's for sale!
Let me show you what I love about this place ... and some of what I don't.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

From the Steens Mountains we travelled to the northeast of the state. We visited my friend's sister and her husband ... their place is near Baker City ... but it's a little remote! That's it at the end of the little road in the upper center of the photo!Told you it was remote!

Since we spent the night there I was able to get a picture of the moon rising ...

And the sun rising as well ...

Thanks to my friend Hank for showing me the easy way to do this.Though they posted a bit dark I am happy with the results.There is more detail in the originals.

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On Tarawa, The Republic of Kiribati for 2 years of volunteering as an IT Trainer. Kiribati may be the first country to disappear due to rising sea levels. Learning new skills will enable its citizens (i-Kiribati) to gain employment and start a new life in other countries, should they have to move.

“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.” William J. H. Boetcker